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Sylvia pussila

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Sylvia pussila
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Sylvia
Species:
S. pussila
Binomial name
Sylvia pussila
Kessler, 2013

Sylvia pussila is an extinct species of Sylvia that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.[1]

Etymology

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The specific epithet "pussila" is derived from the Latin word for "small" (pusilla), which means that this is likely a case of lapsus calami. The describing author, Kessler, made the same mistake where he wrote "Sitta pusilla" most of the time, but also once as "Sitta pussila" while listing species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eugen Kessler (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary" (PDF). Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University. 8: 37–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.